Milk-can



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J. E. JOHANNESEN.

l MILK GAN. No. 306,928. J; Pateted Oct. 21, 1884.

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UNITED STATES PATENT FFIC e JOHAN EDVIN JOHANNESEN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

MILK-CAN.

SPECIFICATION forming Apart; of Letters Patent No. 306,928, dated October 21, 1884.

Application ilcd June i8, 1884. (No model.)

To MZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHAN E. JoHANNnsEN, of Chicago, in the county of Cook land State of Illinois. have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Milk-Cans; and I do hereby declarethat the following is a tull,clear, and exact description ot' the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this speciiication, and in which Figure l is a vertical sectional view ot' my improved milk-can. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view taken through the neck ol' the same on the line indicated by x .c in Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the cover ot' my'improved milk-can, and Figa-isa sectional view, on an enlarged scale, ot' the bottoni edge ot' the can, on the line y y in Fig. l.

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My invention has ielation to milk-cans, and it consists in the improved construction and combination of parts ot' the same, as hereinat'ier more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings, A designates the body ot' my improved milk -can, which is made of a square or rectangular shape, with round corners B B, and provided at. its lower eiid with a re-ent'orcing strip, B, soldered or otherwise secured to the body ofthe can, having a bead, C, under which an iron hoop, D, is tirinlyriveted to the edges ofthe stripr B2, thus forming ajoint which is absolutely tight and Secure, while at the same time any possible injury to the can by setting it down upon the lioor is avoided, any shock thus imparted being received by the iron hoop and re-enforcing strip. The upper end o t' the can is provided with a neck, E, the upper end of which has a tapering or funnelsliaped extension, provided with a horizontal ange, F, at its upper edge.

G is a cover adapted to iitvin the said neck, said cover being constructed of a cylindrical body, H, having an upwardly-extending funnel-shaped edge, I, provided at its upper end with a horizontal iiange, J, adapted to rest upon the flange F at the upper edge of the neck E ot' the can. A handle, L, is secured or attached to the cover within its funnelshaped extension, the 'upper end of' the said handle being iiiish with the tiange J, orarranged to come below it, so that no portion of the said handle shall extend above the extreme uppervedge ot' the cover of the can. Handles M M, by which the can'may be conveniently lifted and manipulated, are also suitably attached to its sides.

The advantages of this invention will be readily appreciated when reference is had to the drawings hereto annexed. Thecover is ot' such a nature that when the milk contained in the can is in transit and liable to splash out it will be detlected in a downward direction, thus avoiding waste, such asis commonly experienced in tlietransportation of milk and other fluids. The cover constructed as herein described is practically air-tight. The funnelshaped extension at the upper en d ofthe neck of the can enables the milk to be depositedin the sauiefwithout danger of wast-age, and it may be as readily removed without the use ot' tunnels or other devices.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent ot' the United States- As an improvement in milk-cans, the combination, with the body of the can, provided at its lower edge with a re-ent'orcing strip having a bead, ot' a sheet iron hoop or band arranged and secured below the said bead, and extending downward to Vor beyond the lower edge of the re-enforcing strip, as and for the purpose shownand set forth.

In testimony that I claim the lforegoing as my own I have hereunto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHAN EDVIN JOHANN ESEN.

Vitnesses:

L. S. RAsMUssnN, S. A. NIELsEN. 

